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A significant increase in colorectal lesion frequency is seen at 45 years of age

Colorectal Lesion Frequency Increases at Age 45

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Polyp, adenoma, and neoplasia detection rate higher in 45-49 age group than in younger patients
Patients perceive that physicians who communicate face-to-face without a computer have more compassion

Patients Prefer Face-to-Face Communication, No Computer

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Seventy-two percent of patients with advanced cancer prefer face-to-face communication
Telemedicine is supported as a method of health care delivery for allergists and immunologists

ACAAI: Telemedicine Can Be Beneficial in Allergy Care

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Telemedicine use likely to expand for allergy care; further research is needed into impact, outcomes
Many pediatricians are not adhering to revised guidelines for peanut allergies that recommend early introduction to high-risk infants

ACAAI: Doctors Not Adhering to New Peanut Guidelines

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Thirty-eight percent of pediatricians scored 1 or less; only 11 percent scored 4 on 0-to-4 scale
Opioid-free anesthesia is feasible and well-tolerated

ASA: Opioid-Free Anesthesia Feasible for Surgical Procedures

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Only 36 percent of patients request oral opioid meds in PACU despite receiving opioid-free anesthesia
OnabotulinumtoxinA injections are beneficial for pediatric patients with chronic migraine

ASA: Botox Injections Beneficial for Migraine in Children

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Statistically significant changes in migraine intensity, frequency, duration from pre- to post-therapy
For patients undergoing total knee or hip arthroplasty

ASA: Fewer Opioids Being Used for Post-Op Pain After TKA, THA

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Increase in proportion of patients receiving one, two, more than two analgesic modes
Sub-anesthetic ketamine infusions are associated with improved short-term pain relief for migraine and other intractable headache

ASA: Ketamine Infusions May Relieve Pain in Migraine

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Least pain on day 4, achieved at mean ketamine rates of 30.8±3.6 mg/hr less than maximum dose
For coronary heart disease patients with type 2 diabetes

Yoga Plus Aerobics Beneficial in Coronary Heart Disease

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Greater improvement in CHD risk factors for combined intervention versus either alone
Fecal microbiota transplantation from a rationally selected donor seems safe and effective for patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis

ACG: Fecal Transplant Safe in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

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Fecal microbiota transplantation seems safe, increases microbial diversity, may improve ALP